Neural tube defect

MONDO:0018075

A congenital defect characterized by failure of the neural tube to close completely; this results in the presence of openings in the brain or spinal cord. Examples of neural tube defects include encephalocele and spina bifida.

Also known as: NTD, spinal dysraphism

24 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 12 tagged with Neural tube defect itself.

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Sub-types of Neural tube defect

Chiari malformation type I 9 trials
Primary tethered cord syndrome 2 trials
Caudal regression sequence 1 trial
Diastematomyelia 0 trials
Iniencephaly 0 trials
2 sub-types
- Closed iniencephaly 0 trials
- Open iniencephaly 0 trials
Isolated amyelia 0 trials
Lateral meningocele syndrome 0 trials
Leptomyelolipoma 0 trials
Lipomyelomeningocele 0 trials
Neurenteric cyst 0 trials
Parietal foramina 0 trials
3 sub-types
- Parietal foramina 1 0 trials
- Parietal foramina 2 0 trials
- Parietal foramina 3 0 trials
Sacral agenesis-abnormal ossification of the vertebral bodies-persistent notochordal canal syndrome 0 trials

Including sub-types (24) Tagged with Neural tube defect (12)

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Neural tube defect

Where it sits in the disease tree

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